Goddess Fish: “How I Got Him to Marry Me” by Cherise Kelley Book Review/Giveaway (Ends 6/14)

By Ruth on June 12, 2013 in blog tour, book, giveaway, review
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HOW I GOT HIM TO MARRY ME

By

Cherise Kelley

BLURB:  

He likes it. Now get him to put a ring on it!

Learn from these 50 stories of women who have been there!

Sandy’s boyfriend Jack wouldn’t even bring up the ‘m word’. She started leaving her things in his apartment, including some tampons in his bathroom. It worked! Too off guard to make excuses like “Living together is just as good as being married,” Jack said, “People will start to think you’re my wife!” “Well, how about it?” Sandy asked Jack.

Crystal got Paul to skip just living together by refusing to move across the country until she had a marriage license, signed and dated.

Read these full stories plus 48 more, ranging from the heartwarming to the hilarious!

You don’t have to interview 50 married women to find out how they managed to get that ring on their finger. The author has done that for you. All 50 were married after 1990, so this is modern information for our changing times. Read and find out how you can get him to marry you and not just live together!

Excerpt

“He was smart, too: a mechanical engineering major who got straight A’s almost effortlessly. But what really attracted me to him was his sweet personality. You haven’t lived until a boy a year older than you constantly refers to you as “Ma’am.” The poor country boy was so nervous around women; he had no idea what a prize specimen he was.

 

Anyway, I never thought that this shy, sweet hunk would ever ask me out. But that certainly wasn’t going to prevent me from flirting with him. What can I say? I was seventeen and single, and he was eighteen and hot. I always arrived early to our first-period English class just so we would have a few minutes to talk.

 

Unbeknownst to me, he thought I was a nice, sweet girl and wanted to ask me to go with him to a college event. But by midterms, he still hadn’t mustered up the courage.

 

There was nothing I could do to make him ask me out. I was old-fashioned, and if we were meant to be, I wanted the man to be the one to ask. Since I am married to the man, you know that he eventually did. Three weeks before the end of the semester, he practically knocked me off my chair by asking me to go with him to the Thanksgiving play that the school put on every year.

 

Our relationship moved pretty slow for the next few years. We were still young, and in college, so neither of us was in a big hurry.

 

At first.”
How I Got Him To Marry Me: 50 True StoriesHow I Got Him To Marry Me: 50 True Stories by Cherise Kelley

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Over the years, I have read my share of “marriage” books. They are always full of advice and sometimes an occasional story. But most never really resonate with me. The information is great, but I don’t connect with them on the scale I would like to.

This book has a completely different premise that drew me in from the first page. When I first agreed to review the book, I actually wondered why I was adding another book to my massive to-be-read pile. I wasn’t looking forward to the read. However, once I read the introduction, I was convinced that I would enjoy this book in the extreme. And indeed I did!

I have never read a book like this before. In truth, it has fifty authors–read the book, and you’ll understand why. It is a positive marriage book, and you may even shed a tear or two. Two things the author did not include completely made me ecstatic! The book is profanity-free, and there are only references to sex. While the book tackles every kind of heterosexual relationship imaginable, marriage is what is stressed. And this was incredibly refreshing. I also appreciated the fact that the majority of women decided to get married before being intimate. And in most cases, they did this because of their religious faith.

So if you are ready for a book that will uplift you and remind you of the joys of marriage, this is definitely the book. There is enough diversity in the book that you will more than likely find at least one story to which you can relate. I know I did.

I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I was not financially compensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine.

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AUTHOR INFORMATION:

When Scott asked me to be his girlfriend, I surprised him by saying, “No.” We were on the phone, as we were every night. I could tell he was hurt, but since we were on the phone and not together in person, we had to talk, and that was a good thing.

 

I explained, “I’m 30 years old. I’ve already had the last boyfriend I am ever going to have. In the future, I am going to have a husband, not a boyfriend.”

 

He surprised me by taking this in stride. “I understand,” he said. “You do realize I am in the Navy and all that entails?”

 

“I was born in the Navy!” This was true. My dad was in the Navy.

 

Four months later, he took me on a date to the top of the Space Needle in Seattle.

 

He passed me a little black velvet box under the table, and whispered:

 

“Babe, will you marry me?”

 

“Do you mean it?”

 

Yes, that’s what I said. Not very romantic, was I?

 

 

 

 

LINKS:

 

Amazon.com       <<< paperback, too after April 1, 2013

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BRDWME6

 

Barnes and Noble        <<< paperback, too, but later than Amazon

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-i-got-him-to-marry-me-cherise-kelley/1114814242?ean=2940016181950

 

Kobo

http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/How-Got-Him-To-Marry/book-VH3jNeXrVkOy3IzeWkxqFw/page1.html?s=pAWwqUmdoE6cAh27aLXwOQ&r=2

 

 Cherise Kelley”s Goodreads Profile

 

Cherise will be awarding a $25 Amazon or BN.com gift card to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour.  Be sure to follow the entire tour here for more chances to win.

 

 

 

 

 

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“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.” — Franz Kafka Ruth is an inspirational entertainment journalist who instinctively sees the best in all and seeks to share universal beauty, love and positivity. She is an artist who leads with her heart and gives readers a glimpse of the best of this world through the masterful use of the written word. Ruth was born in Tacoma, Washington but now calls Yelm, Washington her home. She lives on five acres with her parents, a dog, two miniature goats, cats and a teenage daughter who is a dynamic visual artist herself. Ruth interviews fellow artists both inside and outside of the film/television industry. At the core of all she does is the strength of her faith.

13 Comments

  1. Daniel M June 14, 2013 Reply

    liked the excerpt thanks for the giveaway! – regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com

  2. KMichelleC87 June 12, 2013 Reply

    i need this book!! hope i get a chance to read it soon whether i win it or not

    kmichellec87(at)yahoo(dot)com

    • Cherise Kelley June 12, 2013 Reply

      Michelle, My giveaway is a $25 gift card from Amazon or Barnes and Noble, but I suppose you could spend it on my book. 🙂 Alternatively, if you want to review the ebook on Amazon, then PM me on Goodreads. Once your review is up on Amazon, I’ll mail you a free paperback!
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  3. Shannon June 12, 2013 Reply

    I didn’t think of it before but is it very true that is like there is 50 different authors. Thanks for sharing your thoughts

    fencingromein at hotmail dot com

  4. steve weber June 12, 2013 Reply

    love the title, I’m sure all the women will be picking up a copy.

  5. Maggie Thom June 12, 2013 Reply

    Love the concept of this novel. Great idea. Nice Review. Congrats on it Cherise.

  6. Rita Wray June 12, 2013 Reply

    Great review, thank you.

    Kit3247(at)aol(dot)com

    • Cherise Kelley June 12, 2013 Reply

      Thanks, Maggie! Just to clarify, this is non-fiction. These are 50 women’s true proposal stories. 🙂

      Reminder: the first 25 who review the book on Amazon get free paperbacks! PM me on Goodreads if you are interested! My Goodreads profile link is in Ruth’s blog post. 🙂
      Cherise Kelley recently posted…Forks Forest Pictures and VideoMy Profile

  7. Cherise Kelley June 12, 2013 Reply

    It makes me happy to hear you loved the book, Ruth. 🙂
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      Ruth June 12, 2013 Reply

      I absolutely did love it, and once I get the book from amazon, I plan to give it away to one of my readers!

  8. Mary Preston June 12, 2013 Reply

    I know I’m going to enjoy reading all the stories as well. 50 different perspectives.

    marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com

  9. Thank you for hosting

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